Countering the signs of time for us women can sometimes become a real obsession. This explains why the use of cosmetic surgery has increased dramatically in recent years.
However, skincare, especially facial care - the business card of each of us - must be carried out in a preventive manner. The watchword is hydration. Hydration that starts from within the body, through the intake of an adequate amount of liquid and then with the care of the skin through the use of cremespecifiche.
The choice may fall on commercial creams (organic or not) or on DIY creams for natural beauty care. Let's find out how to make the best choice.
how to choose the best face creams
WHICH CREAM TO CHOOSE FOR YOUR FACE?
If you really don't know where to start, you could start by reading the guides to Face Cream, a website where you can find information on how to choose face creams according to the type of use. Once you have the minimum knowledge base about the INCI and the purpose for which you have to choose a certain type of cream, you can start making choices yourself. You should always start from the analysis of your skin type distinguishing: normal, dry, oily and mixed skin.
Each type of skin, in fact, requires specific treatments not suitable for the others. Those who are lucky enough to have normal skin, besides not having particular imperfections, can simply use a moisturizing cream for the day and nourishing cream for the night.
Those who have dry skin need constant nourishment, but above all protection, so they will opt for a moisturizing cream but also protective during the day and a strongly nourishing and oily at night. Those with oily skin will use a moisturizing cream but also astringent during the day and nourishing but not particularly oily at night.
Mixed skin is the most difficult to treat as it should be divided into zones. In addition to distinguishing between day cream and night cream, it is necessary to differentiate face cream, eye cream, filler (which fills in any wrinkles and visibly reduces them), decolté cream with specific functions, such as lifting (generally characterized by the presence of collagen) or firming creams. Not to forget the face serums, a real elixir of youth.
THE IMPORTANCE OF USING CREAMS THAT ARE AS NATURAL AS POSSIBLE, AND THE
Whatever the cream you find yourself with, it is very important to keep an eye on the INCI. This term indicates the list of ingredients with which a cosmetic product is composed. This list can be found on the product packaging. It is essential to learn how to interpret this list to evaluate the naturalness of the product.
The first rule to memorize is that the ingredient at the top of the list is also the one present in greatest quantity. In general, the main ingredient is water, followed by oils or fats. In most commercial creams we find oils derived from petroleum including paraffinumliquidum, petrolatum, and mineral oil.
It is better to refer to these natural oils such as argan oil, sweet almond oil, rosehip oil, which are eco-sustainable, healthy and beneficial for the skin. The active ingredients, i.e. those that act as happens in drugs with active ingredients, can be found at the bottom of the list.
A useful tip: the ingredients listed in Latin have a natural origin, while the terms in English are used for components of chemical origin synthesized in the laboratory. Silicones end with specific suffixes -xane as Cyclopentasiloxane and -one as dimethicone. Components strongly demonized by bio fanatics but not harmful, in non-preponderant quantities have a function of retaining water in the tissues and therefore maintain hydration.
THE DIY ROUTE
If you want to experience first-hand the creation of cosmetic products, you can rely on numerous recipes available online to produce DIY face creams. If you are not particularly oriented towards this type of situation, it is always a good idea to find out about it so that you can consciously choose the solution that best suits your needs, with an eye for your health.